House Bill 7209
115th Congress(2017-2018)
School Resource Officer Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 30, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7209
Congress
115
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
School Resource Officer Act of 2018
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize through FY2022 the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and modify it:
- to restore authority to make COPS grants for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers, and
- to specify that at least 30 percent of the amount made available for such grants must be used for school resource officers.
November 30, 2018
11/30/2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
11/30/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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